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Panther Competitive Baseball
Introduction. In 2007 the Panthers had eight competitive teams that competed in the Arapahoe Youth League (AYL) competitive baseball program for our regular season games. Competitive teams also participate in many state and national tournaments in Colorado and other states. Regular season games are scheduled Monday-Thursday leaving the weekends for tournament play. Tournament play begins in March and regular season games begin in April, the season is over on July 9, 2008. A pre-season tournament to be held in March will determine placement in the Majors and AAA divisions.
- Competitive Baseball Divisions: The competitive league is broken down into 3 divisions. Teams are placed in a division based upon the results of and participation in a Pre-season AYL Seeding Tournament:
- Majors Division: The top 8 teams from the Pre-season AYL Seeding Tournament at each age group are placed in the Majors Division. This is the highest division.
- AAA Division:
- Ages 9 and 10: For ages 9 and 10, all teams not qualifying for the Majors Division will be placed in the AAA Division at the appropriate age level.
- Ages 11 and above: After placement of the top 8 teams in the Majors Division, the next 8 to 10 teams from the Pre-season AYL Seeding Tournament will be placed in the AAA Division at the appropriate age level. All other teams not seeded from the Pre-season AYL Seeding Tournament will be placed in the AA Continental Division at the appropriate age level.
- AA Continental (ages 11 and above only): Teams that choose not to participate in the Pre-season AYL Seeding Tournament but want to play competitive baseball and teams not seeded in the Majors or AAA Divisions from the Pre-season AYL Seeding Tournament will be placed in the AA Continental Division at the appropriate age level. There are no uniform restrictions for the AA Continental division teams. . Teams participating in the AA Continental division will play under the AYL AAA/MAJORS rules.
- Pre-season AYL Seeding Tournament. This is a mandatory tournament for all competitive teams except teams that want to be in the AA Continental Division. AYL conducts the Pre-season AYL Seeding Tournament. All 8 year old AAA Division teams are placed in that division therefore the Pre-season AYL Seeding Tournament is not used to seed those teams.
- When. March 7, 2008 through March 16, 2008.
- Number of Games. Competitive league teams play an 18-game league schedule.
- Schedule. Competitive league schedules will be posted March 28, 2008.
- Byes. Teams participating in the Majors and AAA Divisions may request up to 4 bye dates a season.
- Rosters. Coaches control the rosters for competitive league teams so players must be invited onto a roster by the Coach. Rosters will be required to have a minimum of seven (7) in-territory players.
- Week Night Games. Majors, AAA and AA Continental teams play their scheduled games during week nights to allow for tournament play on weekends.
- Duration of Season. The season runs from April 14, 2008 through June 26, 2008. .
- Majors and AAA Divisions Post Season Playoffs and World Series. All teams in the Mayors and AAA Divisions will participate in a single elimination playoff against teams in their division culminating in the World Series for each division.
- When. June 30, 2008 through July 9, 2008.
- Playoff Seeding. Based on standings as of June 12, 2008.
- Trophies. Trophies are awarded to the teams that play in the World Series. There are no trophies for the regular season.
- AA Continental Division World Series. The top 2 teams at each age level at the end of the regular season will play a World Series game on July 10, 2008. There are no other playoffs in this division.
Contact Bob Fontneau, Liz Pierce and Corky Messner @ pysbaseball@yahoo.com.
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